Category: Bellinghamiana

We live in Bellingham, Washington - the City of Subdued Excitement. We have focused on books about this city and the surrounding area. The Fairhaven District, with its colorful history and boom/bust cycles, is featured in many of the selections. There is significant and colorful history about an area that was historically resource-based (fishing, wood products, mining) and is touched by stunning natural beauty (northern reaches of Puget Sound, Nooksack River basin, Mount Baker Wilderness).

Near fine in wraps. Spine sunned. 78 pp. Museum catalog with numerous full page photos. Bibliography and ten page history of the area with an emphasis on Bellingham history as it relates to forest products industries. The focus of the catalog is the settlement and growth of Whatcom County, noting the forest products industries from an artistic and historic perspective. Important book for Hamsters. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Very good plus in wraps. Spine sunned and a minor amount of sunning along the front cover at spine. Light foxing at side edge. 78 pp. Museum catalog with numerous full page photos. Bibliography and ten page history of the area with an emphasis on Bellingham history as it relates to forest products industries. The focus of the catalog is the settlement and growth of Whatcom County, noting the forest products industries from an artistic and historic perspective. Imp... View more info

Near fine copy of first edition (stated first printing) in very good plus mylared dust jacket. Small stray ink mark on fore edge. Dust jacket rubbed at tips and corners, bumped upper left rear corner, small closed tear upper center rear. Story of The Firs and Firwood on Reveille Island at Lake Whatcom. Lots of great photos. Important local history. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Very good plus copy of first thus (wraps) edition. Light edge wear to wraps, text block tight and bright. Story of The Firs and Firwood on Reveille Island at Lake Whatcom. Lots of great photos. 229 pp. Important local history. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Very good copy of stated second printing in wraps. Inscribed by author and dated in year of printing. 112 pp. Covers lightly soiled, right edge of front cover thumbed lightly, small stain at top of page vii, bumped on upper right of rear cover. Author published this poetry selection while studying at WWU. View more info

Very good plus first edition copy without dust jacket. Green boards, map end papers. Inscription on half title from an employee of the Seattle office of J. H. Bloedel, person referenced on page 217. 217 pp. More than 100 photos, many beautiful etchings. A history of logging in the Pacific Northwest from 1895 until 1950, known as the glory days of logging in this area. The book is also a history of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills. Important book for Whatcom County... View more info

Very good copy of first printing of first edition in very good dust jacket. Spine of book is pulled and slightly cocked. Dust jacket a little soiled, top of spine bumped but no tears. Pulitzer Prize winning author's first novel. 397 pp. Tough life with daunting challenges in 1800's in and around Bellingham, WA. Great map of what is currently Bellingham WA endpapers. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Almost near fine unread copy of this classic geology work in stapled wraps. Inscribed by Don Easterbrook followed by his signature Easter Bunny drawing! Fine but for smudging and marks on cover and prior owner's name on lower left front cover. 156 pp. Reference page. Many photos. Tipped in Geologic map of Washington. View more info

Near fine copy of signed limited first edition in fine mylared dust jacket. This is copy 13, noted on the limitation page along with author's bold signature. Book corners are lightly rubbed. One tip of dust jacket is bumped, the piece may be under the mylar. This is the only copy we have seen that has the original author's card with book highlights used to promote the sale of the book. The yellow card stock piece has red lettering. There are testimonials, informati... View more info

Near fine copy in spiral bound wraps. Prior owner's last name on title page. Child's guide to a trip to this ecological gem north of Seattle. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Near fine copy in spiral bound wraps. Prior owner's last name on title page. Teacher's guide to a trip to this ecological gem north of Seattle. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Near fine copy of first printing of first edition in very good plus dust jacket. Book has slight spine slant, else fine. Dust jacket is bumpd at head of spine and tips, tiny tear to bottom front tip, shows some edgewear. Bellingham resident (Canadian author) relates his sailing adventure along the dangerous, exciting Inside Passage. 336+ pp. Read the book, sell the car, go sail the Inside Passage if you dare. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surround... View more info

Near fine in wraps. Front and back pictorial wraps rubbed slightly, on front cover a light impression of a name having been written on something laid over the book at some time in the dim past. History of current Bellingham, with more than 100 photos. 122 pp. Chapters on Fairhaven, downtown, Western Washington University and much more. Important book for Hamsters. We specialize in books about Bellingham and the surrounding area. View more info

Very good plus copy of only edition with near fine map in pocket. Fascinating book for folks who own property in western Whatcom County. Name and date (1946) in ink on front cover. Newspaper clipping from May 17, 1945 Los Angeles Herald (noting 25 square mile oil and gas lease between Blaine and Ferndale) has stained the inside front cover and title page (but nice piece of history!). Rear cover appears to have been folded. Topographic map (with geologic formations) ... View more info

Near fine copy of only edition with fine map in pocket. Fascinating book for folks who own property in western Whatcom County. Bumped at upper right corner and bottom of spine. Topographic map (with geologic formations) of western Whatcom County in pocket is fine. 64 pp. plus map. Some bibliographic references. This is a study of the geology of western Whatcom County focusing on the possible occurence of oil and gas. There are details of many coal and water well l... View more info

Near fine signed copy of stated first edition in near fine Brodarted dust jacket. Signed by Hahn on the title page. Book shows some very light soiling to top of text block and fore-edge, else fine. Dust jacket shows a little shelfwear, else fine. Story of Bellingham author's solo kayak adventure from Ketchikan, Alaska to Bellingham, WA. The Inside Passage is a very long, dangerous, exciting, beautiful strip of ocean water. Hahn, a naturalist and kayak expedition le... View more info

Fine unread copy, as new, of stated first edition in wraps. It has not been reprinted. History of the Mt. Baker Ski Area from wilderness through the late 1970's. 76+ pp. with exciting photos. Extensive coverage of exploratory hikes to gauge development potential, Mt. Baker highway construction, the original grand lodge and surrounding buildings, impacts of tough economic times and evolution into a no-glitz, significant ski area. Includes chronology. We have multipl... View more info

Fine copy (signed and dated by author on title page) of first printing of stated first edition in near fine Brodarted dust jacket. Dust jacket has three tiny stains along the inside jacket edges, not visible otherwise. 481 pp., photographs and extensive bibliography. This book is about Hollywood's most notorious murder case, basis for movie scheduled for release in the fall of 2006. The author, Steve Hodel, homicide detective supervisor for the LAPD and former Bellin... View more info